Microsoft

Technology

United States2 layoff rounds tracked

20,000

Total Jobs Cut

January 2023

Most Recent

10,000

Largest Single Layoff

AI Cited

Layoff Timeline

January 2023

10,000 jobs cut(5% of workforce)

Reason: Align cost with revenue structure

Source: Computerworld

January 2023

10,000 jobs cut

Reason: Multiple rounds of cuts; post-pandemic overcorrection and AI pivot

Source: Layoffs.fyi

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